common greenshank
tringa nebularia latin

Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

They include Godwit, marsh sandpiper, common greenshank, sharp-tailed sandpiper and pectoral sandpiper.

The Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders.

Eastern Curlew, Ruddy Turnstone, Common Greenshank and Marsh Sandpiper.

It appears closest overall to the semipalmata-flavipes and the stagnatilis-totanus-glareola groups, though it also has some similarities to the Greater Yellowlegs and Common Greenshank.

The Greater Yellowlegs and the Common Greenshank share a coarse, dark, and fairly crisp breast pattern as well as much black on the shoulders and back in breeding plumage.

The Common Greenshank is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.

It is an important habitat for many birds including Australian Darter, Common greenshank, Eastern Reef Egret, Rufous Night Heron, Brahminy kite and Sacred Kingfisher.

Taxonomically, it forms a close-knit group with several other large Tringa species, with molecular sequencing showing it to be a sister clade to that containing the Greater Yellowlegs and the Common Greenshank.

From the fauna, Gray Wolf and Eurasian Lynx can be mentioned, as well as several birds - it is the most important nesting area in Estonia for the Common Greenshank and home to both White-tailed Eagle and Golden Eagle.

Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

The Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders.

GREENSHANK Tringa nebularia.